. >> bill: story about the fiscal cliff. okay. we were at the white house yesterday. president obama launching his new political campaign to get americans to speak up and say what $2,000 would mean to them which is $2,000 more they're going to have to pay in taxes unless the house republicans vote for this 98% the tax cuts for 98% of americans which the senate has already approved. do you think it is going to happen and are we going to avoid going over the fiscal cliff? >> this is a very tough situation we're in as a country. i just want to re-emphasize what the president was saying yesterday. the senate of the united states by a 51-vote margin, has already passed an extension of the so-called bush tax cuts, the lower tax rates for 98% of american families. 97% of small businesses on all income below $250,000 a year. the house has to join us. folks love to talk about how business hates uncertainty and uncertainty is terrible for the market. well, the easiest way to end the uncertainty about the fiscal cliff and tax rates and their potential impact of the vast majority